Lissanisky
Townland in the civil parish of Knockavilly, barony of Kinalea, Co. Cork; in Irish Lios an Uisce
- Area
- 196.5 ha
- 485 acres
- Land parcels
- 55
- registered freehold, median 3,314 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 30
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lissanisky, from 203 m² to 288,848 m² (28.88 ha, 71.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Lissanisky in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
12 Jun 2026Liaison officer - refused
Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, garage and all associated site works at Lissagroom, Innishannon, Co. Cork
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1563
19 Jul 2024Conditional
Retention Permission for existing single storey prefabricated building used for child minding purpose ancillary to existing creche facility and for associated site works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5368
23 Jul 2021Conditional
Retention of existing single storey prefabricated building used for child minding purposes ancillary to existing creche facility and associated site works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6036
14 Sept 2018Conditional
The renovation and conversion of existing dwellinghouse to garage and first floor loft, construction of new dwellinghouse, new entrance, all other ancillary site works together with relocation of existing agricultural hayshed on site.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6445
5 Apr 2018Withdrawn
Partial demolition of existing dwellinghouse, construction of new dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, all other ancillary site works together with relocation of existing agricultural hayshed
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4826
3 Jul 2017Conditional
A) Demolition of the following agricultural structures: 1. straw bedded livestock housing and cubicle livestock housing, 2. unroofed slurry tank, 3. silage pit. B) Construction of agricultural building to include cubicle livestock housing along with slatted slurry storage tanks. C) Construction of silage pit and apron. D) Construction of unroofed waiting yard, livestock handling facilities and soiled water/parlour washings tank along with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5677
9 Jun 2017Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage and new entrance together with all other ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5456
18 May 2017Conditional
Retention fof existing single storey building used for the purpose of a staff room ancillary to existing crèche facility and for Permission to replace existing foul water treatment system with a new foul water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5231
25 Apr 2014Withdrawn
Construction of a single storey building for the purpose of extending existing creche facility and to carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4852
17 Sept 2012Refused
retention of cubicle house, slatted tanks, soiled water collection tanks, calf hutches, concrete hardstanding areas, hardcore bases, maize silage pit and feed passage and permission for change of use retained cubicle house to animal feed and straw store.
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5974
29 Jun 2012Incompleted application
Permission for change of use of cubicle house to animal feed and straw store, and retention of slatted tanks, soiled water collection tanks, calf hutches, concrete hardstanding areas, hardcore bases, maize silage pit and feed passage
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5426
18 May 2012Incompleted application
Permission for change of use of cubicle house to animal feed and straw storage, and retention of slatted tanks, open silo extension for the storage of cattle feed, soiled water collection tanks, calf hutches, concrete hardstanding area and hardcore base
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5040
24 Apr 2012Conditional
Construction of a storey and a half style dwelling, proprietary treatment unit and to carry out associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4846
4 Oct 2011Conditional
Construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6115
3 Aug 2010Conditional
Retention of dormer style building used as a creche, & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5958
30 Dec 2008Conditional
Construction of cubicle house with double slatted tank and central feed passage, non-covered double slatted tank, box culvert for use as cattle crossing under public road and retention of open silo, extension to milking parlour, 3 no. soiled water/effluent tanks and calf feeder shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10400
11 Nov 2008Withdrawn
Change of use of existing garage building to creche
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9643
23 Nov 2007Refused
Construction of cubicle house with slatted tank and central passage, overground steel slurry tank and extension to open silo
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12579
17 Oct 2007Incompleted application
Construction of cubicle house with slatted tank and central feed passage, overground steel slurry tank and extension to open silo
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11728
19 Sept 2007Incompleted application
1) Cubicle house with slatted tank and central feed passage. 2) Overground steel slurry tank 3) Extension to open silo all with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11098
25 Jun 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8947
11 Oct 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11332
27 Apr 2006Conditional
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse including attic conversion, alterations and partial conversion of garage to granny flat, new detached domestic garage and retention of 2 no. gable windows to existing garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6714
20 Mar 2006Incompleted application
Conversion of garage to granny flat, alterations and extensions to dwelling, construction of car port and retention of 2 no. gable windows to garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5661
20 Mar 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5684
The 25 most recent of 30 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Lissanisky.
Recorded monuments
- CO097-003 Fulacht fia
Description
In marshy ground, adjacent to stream. Overgrown horseshoe-shaped mound (19m NW-SE; 13.4m NE-SW) of burnt material. Opening faces NW; small circular mound of burnt material at W side of opening. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO097-004 Fulacht fia
Description
In marshy ground, adjacent to stream. Overgrown horseshoe-shaped mound (19m NW-SE; 13.4m NE-SW) of burnt material. Opening faces NW; small circular mound of burnt material at W side of opening. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO097-005 Ritual site - holy well
Description
At base of rock cliff. Cement-lined well. Two cross-engraved stone slabs at rear; upper slab with IHS and bearing date 1753. Copper pipes lead out of well. No longer in holy use. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/ 1944 Irish Tourist Association Topographical and General Survey. Three photos: 06, 07, 08.
- CO097-006 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Slightly raised oval area (66.1m N-S; 45.7m E-W) enclosed by fosse (D 1.1m). Causeway across fosse to NE. Interior level and raised slightly (c. 0.3m) above surrounding ground level. Holy wells (CO097-005--- and CO097-007---) to NE and NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO097-007 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In boggy ground, at base of rock-face. Cement front. No longer in holy use. Holy well (CO097-005---) to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Architectural heritage
- House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1800, having single-bay addition to side (east). Pitched corrugated-iron over thatch to main house and slate roof to addition, having timber clad and rendered eaves course, rendered chimneystack and render gable coping. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with render sills, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and replacement fixed two and four-pane timber-framed windows. Square-headed door openings having timber battened doors and rendered approach. Single-storey pitched corrugated-iron roofed outbuilding to rear having rendered walls and square-headed door openings with timber battened doors.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lissanisky.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Lissanisky with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Lissanisky · Lios an Uisce
- Area
- 1,964,620 m² (196.46 ha, 485.47 acres)
- Civil parish
- Knockavilly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinalea
- Electoral division
- Ballymurphy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballymurphy electoral division: 994 people in 309 households; 88% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhandle, Dunkereen, Garryhankard, Lissagroom, Russelhill
- Placenames
- Lissanisky on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.